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Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin speaks virtually at the 71st International Astronautical Congress on Oct. 12, 2020.

Russian space program chief says US sanctions could 'destroy' International Space Station partnership

By Elizabeth Howell published

The head of Russia's space agency warned Thursday (Feb. 24) that new sanctions imposed on his country could have dire consequences for the International Space Station program.

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The International Space Station will continue its international partnerships despite new U.S. sanctions limiting exports to Russia, NASA stated Feb. 24, 2022.

New Russia sanctions won't imperil International Space Station operations, NASA says

By Chelsea Gohd last updated

The International Space Station program will continue business as usual, NASA assures us as the U.S. government levies new sanctions against Russia.

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An artist's illustration of China's space station in Earth orbit. The station is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2022.

China aims to complete space station, break launch record in 2022

By Andrew Jones published

China has achieved a great deal in the final frontier recently, and the new document makes clear that the country plans to build aggressively on those successes.

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An artist's illustration of China's space station in Earth orbit. The station is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2022.

China lays out ambitious space plans for next 5 years

By Mike Wall published

China has achieved a great deal in the final frontier recently, and the new document makes clear that the country plans to build aggressively on those successes.

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Artist's illustration of the space station that Houston-based company Axiom Space plans to build in Earth orbit.

Building a private space station: Q&A with Axiom Space CTO Matt Ondler

By Mike Wall last updated

Space.com caught up with Axiom Space's Matt Ondler recently to discuss the company's space station plans and the outlook for private industry in low Earth orbit, among other things.

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Michael Lopez-Alegria is assigned to command AX-1 in 2021, the first in a series of commercial missions to the International Space Station that will serve as a precursor to Axiom Space attaching its own modules to the orbital complex.

SpaceX to fly 3 more private astronaut missions to space station for Axiom Space

By Mike Wall last updated

Axiom Space will fly three additional crewed missions to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, the two companies announced today (June 2).

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Artist's illustration of the space station that Houston-based company Axiom Space plans to build in Earth orbit.

Axiom Space: Building the off-Earth economy

By Mike Wall published

Reference Axiom Space plans to operate its own space station in low Earth orbit in the coming years, and it has inked deals with SpaceX to fly multiple tourist missions to the International Space Station.

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The International Space Station as pictured from a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule during a November 2021 fly around. The White House has directed NASA to extend space station operations through 2030.

White House directs NASA to extend International Space Station operations through 2030

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

But the outpost's other partners have to sign on as well.

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An artist's illustration of the Starlab private space station, a joint project of the companies Nanoracks, Lockheed Martin and Voyager Space. Starlab will be operational by 2027, if all goes according to plan.

Meet Starlab: Private space station planned to fly in 2027

By Mike Wall last updated

Nanoracks, Voyager Space and Lockheed Martin announced today (Oct. 21) that they plan to get a free-flying private space station called Starlab up and running in low Earth orbit by 2027.

Human Spaceflight
The Russian Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft is seen docked to Russia's Nauka multipurpose laboratory module at the International Space Station after a relocation maneuver on Sept. 28, 2021.

Errant Russian spacecraft thruster firing tilts space station by accident again

By Mike Wall published

Unplanned thruster firings by a Russian spacecraft briefly knocked the International Space Station off kilter today (Oct. 15), the second such incident in less than three months.

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